Elwood Estates

If you're heading over, just know the thing that strikes you first is how much greenspace seven acres actually gives you—it doesn't feel cramped, even though these are condos. You get the low-maintenance appeal of attached living without that pressed-together feeling. There's a grocery store just a mile away, a coffee shop under a mile, and somehow 42 restaurants clustered within walking distance, so you're never cooking unless you want to. The nearest transit stop is basically a two-minute walk, which means you can skip the car if downtown Grand Rapids or the beach at Grand Haven calls—though it's about 40 minutes and 29 minutes respectively if you do drive. Beechwood Park sits just over a mile down the road for when you want to get outside without leaving the immediate area. The whole setup runs around $540K, and it sits within the West Ottawa Public School District attendance zone. What really makes it work is that combination of space, walkable access to actual stuff, and the condo structure that means somebody else handles the yard work.